Central Park

DAILY PLANT CELEBRATES 17th ANNIVERSARY

Seventeen years ago-on Thursday, September 15, 1983-a publication called the
"Daily Parks Report" was born. Parkies and Friends of Parks in all city offices
could find on one sheet of paper all of the latest Parks news-including events,
capital projects, exhibits, milestones like births and retirements, as well
as the daily day-to-day business that comes with running the City's vast park
system.

The "Daily Parks Report," now known as the "The Daily Plant," was typed up
on green legal-sized paper and distributed to Parks offices throughout the five
boroughs. The top headline for Vol. 1, Issue I was "'Tiny' Archibald Toasted
at Awards Dinner." Parks honored the basketball player with a silver basketball
from Commissioner Henry J. (StarQuest) Stern at a dinner that also awarded Parkies
for outstanding service to the Department. The first issue also featured an
item about two cyclists who rode their bikes across the country in a 4,000 mile,
68-day trek. They arrived in Central Park near Tavern on the Green, where Commissioner
Stern welcomed the women with bouquets of flowers.

HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES

We would like to offer our condolences to receptionist Rita Turrentine on the
passing of her friend and ex-husband, Stanley Turrentine, a jazz tenor saxophonist.
He was 66 years old.

THIRTEEN YEARS AGO IN THE PLANT
(Friday, September 18, 1987)

U.S. CONSTITUTION TAKES ROOT AT PARKS

The light rain falling at Thomas Paine park yesterday did not halt the planting
of the 13th Franklinia alatamaha tree commemorating the Bicentennial of the
signing of the Constitution. U.S. Circuit Judge James L. Oakes, a speaker at
yesterday's ceremony, mentioned Benjamin Franklin, recalling the speech that
was read to the delegates of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

QUOTATION FOR THE DAY

Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness; natives give it solidity and
continuity; but the settlers give it passion.